Background
Lewis, Arthur was born on October 30, 1935 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Harry and Vera (Polsky) Lewis.
Lewis, Arthur was born on October 30, 1935 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Harry and Vera (Polsky) Lewis.
Bachelor, Bachelor of Music, University of the Pacific, 1957. Master of Music, New England Conservatory Music, 1959. Doctor of Music, Indiana University, 1966.
Violist, Buffalo Philharmonic, 1960-1961;
faculty, assistant principal violist, Aspen (Colorado) Music Festival, 1963-1979;
principal violist, Nashville Symphony and String Quartet, 1965-1966;
violist, Chamber Symphony of Philadelphia, 1966-1967;
violist, Philadelphia Orchestra, 1967-1968;
principal violist, Baltimore Symphony, 1968-1972;
principal violist, Santa Fe Opera, 1980-1981;
faculty, International Congress of Strings, Los Angeles, 1970;
professor music, Illinois State University, Normal, since 1972.
Violist faculty, Sewanee Summer Music Center Faculty, 1983-1986
Santa Fe Opera, Principal violist
Colorado Music Festival, 1987, 88.
Served as private United States Army, 1961-1963. Member Phi Mu Alpha (president 1956-1957), Pi Kappa Lambda (honorary), Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Nancy Thomas, October 11, 1962 (divorced). Children: Mark David, Bert Abram, Sarah Glorian. Married Bonnie Pomfret, May 9, 1987. Child: Cara Rosemary Lewis.